A criminal case has been initiated by the investigator of the…
A criminal case has been initiated by the investigator of the Investigative Department of Elektrostal, Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Moscow Oblast, regarding the death of a 9-year-old boy (Article 109, Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code). Previously reported, in the evening of July 30, the boy was playing football with friends on the shore of the Southern Pond.
Consensus
- A nine-year-old boy died in a pond in Elektrostal.
- The incident occurred on July 30, 2024.
- The boy was playing football with friends near the pond when the ball fell into the water.
- The boy attempted to retrieve the ball and drowned.
- A criminal case was opened under Article 109, Part 1, of the Russian Criminal Code (causing death by negligence).
- The pond was not equipped for swimming and did not have a lifeguard post.
- Authorities inspected the scene, interviewed witnesses, and planned forensic examinations.
- The boy's body was recovered by divers from the Center for Rescue Operations at 21:15.
Points of divergence
- The pond is referred to as Pond No. 2. — vm
- The pond is referred to as the Southern Pond. — m24
- The boy is described as a teenager. — vm
- The boy is described as nine years old. — vesti
- The boy's body was recovered at 21:15 by the 'Center for Rescue Operations' (Tsentrspas). — m24
- The boy's body was recovered by rescuers. — vm
- The incident occurred in 2026. — m24
- The incident occurred in 2024. — vesti
Coverage (5 sources)
- A case was initiated in Elektrostal after a child's death in a pond — Вести
- Teenager drowns in pond in Elektrostal on July 30, 2026: reaction from the Investigative Committee — Вечерняя Москва
- Case opened after death of nine-year-old child in Elektrostal — Москва 24
- Suspected killer of nine-year-old boy to face trial in St. Petersburg — Вести
- Убийство девятилетнего мальчика в Санкт-Петербурге: ход дела — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Russia
- Moscow Oblast
- Electrostali
- Saint Petersburg
- SK
- Investigative Committee
- Petr Zhilkin
- Moscow
- GSU
- Electrostal
- Max
- MCHS